Police say a man stole a car during the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium, slamming into a family at a red light. Source
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Transcript: Michael Herzog, Israeli ambassador to the U.S., on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 25, 2024
The following is a transcript of an interview with Michael Herzog, Israeli ambassador to the U.S., on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Aug. 25, 2024. Source
Nature: Walden Pond in Massachusetts
We leave you this Sunday at Walden Pond, site of Henry David Thoreau’s literary sojourn, in Concord, Mass. Videographer: Gary Cohen. Source
“N/A” playwright Mario Correa on the power of removing labels from politics
An Off-Broadway play, “N/A,” features characters based on former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who remain nameless. The play’s author hopes that one day names and labels will no longer magnify loyalties and divide audiences. Source
“N/A” playwright Mario Correa on erasing labels
An Off-Broadway play, “N/A,” features characters based on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who remain nameless. The play’s author, Mario Correa, talks about the hope that one day names and labels will no longer magnify loyalties and divide audiences. Source
The Rolling Stones on life, music, and loss
The Rolling Stones’ “Hackney Diamonds” was the band’s first album of original music in 18 years – and their first since the death, in 2021, of drummer Charlie Watts. Correspondent Anthony Mason sat down with Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood to discuss their unique chemistry; reuniting with the Stones’ original bassist Bill Wyman; and what becoming octogenarians meant to Jagger and Richards. (This story was originally broadcast on October 15, 2023.) Source
New York City’s 92nd Street Y at 150
One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, New York City’s 92nd Street Y was founded as a community and performance center, an inclusive meeting place where people could go to make their lives more meaningful. Source
“Siri, what the heck?” David Sedaris on talking to one’s devices
Commanding your device to do things you could just as well do yourself is a mark of technological progress that humorist David Sedaris finds peculiar, when your voice-activated app is not up to the job. Source
David Sedaris on talking back to Siri
Commanding your device to do things you could just as well do yourself is a mark of technological progress that humorist David Sedaris finds peculiar, when your voice-activated app is not up to the job. Source
The tiny N.Y. town where bookstores rule
The Northern Catskills “book village” of Hobart, New York, home to around 400 residents, is also home to seven bookstores, making it a dream destination for bibliophiles. Source